This is R. J. Rummel's fourth book in a series devoted to genocide
and government mass murder, or what he calls democide. He presents
the primary results, in tables and figures, as well as a historical
sketch of the major cases of democide, those in which one million
or more people were killed by a regime. In Death by Government,
Rummel does not aim to describe democide itself, but to determine
its nature and scope in order to test the theory that democracies
are inherently nonviolent. Rummel discusses genocide in China, Nazi
Germany, Japan, Cambodia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Poland, the Soviet
Union, and Pakistan. He also writes about areas of suspected
genocide: North Korea, Mexico, and feudal Russia. His results
clearly and decisively show that democracies commit less democide
than other regimes. The underlying principle is that the less
freedom people have, the greater the violence; the more freedom,
the less the violence. Thus, as Rummel says, "The problem is power.
The solution is democracy. The course of action is to foster
freedom." Death by Government is a compelling look at the horrors
that occur in modern societies. It depicts how democide has been
very much a part of human history. Among other examples, the book
includes the massacre of Europeans during the Thirty Years' War,
the relatively unknown genocide of the French Revolution, and the
slaughtering of American Indians by colonists in the New World.
This riveting account is an essential tool for historians,
political scientists, and scholars interested in the study of
genocide.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2017 |
First published: |
1994 |
Authors: |
R. J Rummel
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
520 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-52200-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
1-138-52200-7 |
Barcode: |
9781138522008 |
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